Swan Nebula in Emission-Line
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M17 |
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Object |
| Type |
Diffuse Nebula |
| Constellation |
Sagittarius |
| Distance |
5,000 ly |
| Magnitude |
6 |
| Angular
Size |
11 arc min |
| Size |
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| More
Info |
SEDS APOD Essay by Robert Gendler © |
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Image |
| Date |
2010-07-10 |
| Place |
Palomar Mountain, CA |
| Exposure
Data |
SII:Ha:OIII 90:90:90 mins @ -10C
SII 9x10, Ha 9x10, OIII 9x10 (bin 1x1) as RGB |
| Notes |
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Equipment |
| Optics |
Takahashi MT200 |
| Focal
Length |
960mm @f/4.8 |
| Mount |
Astro-Physics 900GTO |
| Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
| Focuser |
TAK MEF-1 |
| Filters |
CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, 3nm Ha, 6nm OIII |
| Software |
Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop |
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